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STATES. PATENT OFFICE# ISAAO STRIPE, OF GREENTOWN, OHIO.

BRICK-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.,510,491, dated December12, 1893.

Application filed March 18,1892. Serial Ilm/25,400. (N o model.)

To all when?, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC STRIPE, au citizen of the United States,residing at Greentown,

in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have had to the annexeddrawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters ofreferenee marked thereon, in which- Figure l, is a view, showing myinvention applied to a number of brick kilns, also illustratingapossible means provided for drying outside of the kiln. Fig. 2, is aview of a portion of an air pipe, showing slide attached thereto. Fig.3, is a side elevation of a series of kilns, showing longitudinalsection of the air pipes or conduits. Fig. 4, isaground-plan. Fig. 5, isa section of a pipe, vshowing damper properly located. The presentinvention has relation to brick driers, and it consists in the differentparts, and combination of parts, hereinafter described, and particularlypointed out in the claim.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the brick kilns, which may beconstructed as shown in the drawings, or they may be of any otherdesired style, and are provided with an ordinary door or opening, forthe purpose of tiring. To the tops or domes of the kilns A, are'attachedthe pipes B, which pipes extend upward as illustrated in the drawings,and to the tops or upper ends of the pipes B, is attached the horizontalpipe C, which pipe extends over the top of each kiln, substantially asillustrated in the drawings, and leads to, and connects With,the firebox D, which tire box is for the purpose hereinafter described. Belowthe kilns A, is located the pipe or conduit E, from which pipe lead thepipes or openings F, and connect with the bottoms of the kilns. The pipeE, as shown is located beneath the bottoms of the kilns, and may beformed of brick, or other suitable material, and is connected to thehorizontal pipe C, by means of the vertical pipes G.

In use, when it is desired to drya kiln of brick independent from-thecooling off kiln, the fire box D, is t leads the pipe H,which isconnected with the horizontal pipe O, and in the event a down draft isdesired for the purpose of drying the brick contained in the kiln, thedamper a, is closed and the damper b, is opened, thereby providing adirect communication from the re box to the top of the kiln; the hot airextends downward through the kiln and into the pipe E, from whence it iscarried to the chimney c. In the event an upward draft is desired,thedamper b,is closed,and the damper a, together with the damper ct areopen, thereby providing a means for carrying or conveying hot air to thebottom of the kiln, through the pipe e, the pipe E, and the pipes oropenings F. It. will be understood that the tire box D, is to be broughtinto use onlyr in drying the brick contained in a kiln, when there visno cooling off kilnto connect with. When it is desired to utilize theheat escaping from a kiln containing brick that have been sufficientlyburned, the damper located in the pipe over the cooling off. kiln isopened, and the damper located in the pipe leading from the horizontalpipe C, and the kiln containing the brick designed to be dried, is open,thereby conducting the escaping heat from the finished hot kiln to thekiln containing the brick designed to be dried. The heat entering thetop of the kiln, passes downward, and is carried to one of the chimneysC, through one of the pipes connected with one of the chimneys. It willbe understood that this connection will produce what is known as a downdraft.'

When it is desired to utilize the escaping heat from a iinished kiln, indrying a kiln containing brick, and at the same time provide an upperdraft, the proper damper located in the underground pipe E, is opened,the damper to be opened being the one situated between the cooling offkiln and the kiln to be dried; and the damper located above the kiln tobe dried is closed; thereby connecting the cooling off kiln with thekiln containing the brick designed to be dried; the heat thus conducted,will extend upward through the kiln, and escape through theopenedapertures f, which apertures are located in the dome of the kiln.

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It will be understood that when a down draft is used, the apertures f,should be closed, thereby producing a draft by means of the chimneys c.

In the event it is desired to carry the escaping heat from a cooling offkiln, to a kiln not adjacent to said cooling off kiln, one of thedampers g, is closed and the damper directly below, or communicatingwith the cooling off kiln, and the pipe E, is opened, thereby permittingthe heat to extend downward through the opening F, into the pipe E, fromwhence it is conveyed to the horizontal pipe C, through the pipe G, andthe proper dampers opened, conveying the heated air to the kilncontaining` the brick designed to be dried.

It will be understood, that by closing the proper damper located in thetop or upper end of the proper pipe G, and opening the proper damper inthe pipe E, an up draft will thereby be made, the heat escaping throughthe apertures f.

It will be understood that by my peculiar arrangement I am enabled toconvey heat from the cooling off kiln to any desired kiln and at thesame time provide either an up or down draft.

For the purpose of providing a means for drying brick and pottery ware,outside the kilns A, the side of the pipe I may be provided and properlyadjusted to the horizontal pipe C, or at any other convenient pipe, andthe pipe I, carried to any desired point; or a series of pipes may beused if desired. In the event the air escaping from a cooling off kilnshould be too hot the opening K, is provided, which opening is locatedinthe pipe E; and it will be understood that an opening should be providedin the pipe E, between each two kilns, thereby providing a means forregulating the heat, or in other Words, tempering the air conveyed tothe drying kiln.

For the purpose of regulating the quantity of air to be received intothe opening K, the slide K' is provided, which slide is provided with anoperating handle, such as 7e, or its equivalent.

In Fig. 1, the pipe E, is shown some distance below the bottoms of thekilns. This is done for the purpose of avoiding confusion, as it will beunderstood that the pipe E, is to be only a short distance below thebottoms of the kilns, substantially as illustrated in Fig. 3.

The branch pipes L, are situated substantially as shown in the drawingsand are for the purpose heretofore described of passing or conveying theheat from a drying off kiln past, or b y, the next adjacent kiln.

The several dampers located in the underground pipes should be providedwith long handles extended to the surface within reach of the operator.

It will be understood that when the cooling-oft kiln is irst connectedby the pipes, the air will be very hot; and for the purpose of temperingthe air when rst entering a kiln filled with green bricks, the slide K',is provided, thereby regulating the degree of heat; and as the bricksbecome dry, the slide K', may be closed, thereby utilizing all of theheat escaping from the cooling-oit kiln. It will also be understood,that by my peculiar arrangement, the heat thus conveyed from thecooling-off kiln, can be utilized in burning the brick, thereby savingfuel.

In the event it is desired to convey the heat from the cooling oit kilnto a kiln not adjacent to said cooling oit kiln, the branch pipes L, areprovided, which branch pipes are provided with the damper g3.

In use the damper b, above the kiln over which the heat is to pass isclosed, which con- Veys the heat to the next adjacent pipe G, and thedamper g2, is closed in the pipe L leading to, and connecting with thekiln around which the heat is to pass thereby causing the heat to passto the damper g, which damper is closed, from'whence it extends throughthe opposite branch pipe L, and is conveyed to the kiln containing thebrick designed to be dried.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the series of kilns A, the horizontal pipe Ccommunicating with the tops of said kilns through branch pipes providedwith dampers, the tire box D communicating with said pipe C, theunderground pipe E provided with dampers and having an opening Kprovided with a slide K', the vertical pipes F connecting the pipe Ewith the bottoms ot' the kilns, the vertical pipes G connecting thehorizontal pipes C and E and provided with dampers, the pipe e throughwhich the underground pipe E communicates with the ire box, the chimneysc, and the pipes L L' connecting said chimneys with the underground pipeE and provided with dampers, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

ISAAC STRIPE. lVitnesses:

F. W. BOND, CHAs. M. STANDS.

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